i was diagnosed with gerd about 6 years ago and have on and off symptoms. Lately, I am having more abdominal pain. It is painful in the epigastric region. Last night I went out to dinner (ate low fat but drank carbonated soda) and I think made the mistake of going to bed about one hour after eating. I woke up at 1 am with terrible epigastric pain, bloating, burping. I took Mylanta which helped after about 1 hour. The pain also goes into the right side near the upper right rib area. I put myself back on Nexium 40 mg a few days ago because I was burping acid.
I am sooo worried that this is something serious like a liver disease, cancer, etc. Sometimes it feels like there is something in the right upper portion of my stomach, like pressure or fullness. Any suggestions? I suffer from anxiety which and I am thinking the worst. Does anyone have these symptoms?